The Prince George’s County Police Department arrested two Suitland High School students who brought handguns on to school property on Monday morning.
The first student is a 16-year-old male from Suitland. He is charged as an adult. The second student is 18-year-old Christopher Harris of New Carrollton.
On Monday. August 29, 2022, at approximately 11:00 a.m., deputies with the Prince George’s County Office of the Sheriff responded to the school to execute an arrest warrant for the 16-year-old student, who was wanted by the PGPD for a carjacking on June 29, 2022, in District Heights.
When the deputies and the School Resource Officer located the student, a gun was recovered from him waistband. He was taken into custody. He is charged with the original carjacking as well as multiple gun-related charges to include possession of a handgun on school property.
Several hours later, at approximately 2:00 p.m., the SRO received information that originated from a parent that a second student, Christopher Harris, was potentially armed with a handgun.
The SRO and school security personnel located the student in a hallway. A gun was located in his backpack. He was then taken into custody. Harris will be charged with multiple charges to include possession of a dangerous weapon on school property as well as multiple gun-related offenses.
